North Carolina Newspapers

? >*v ^? '* ?/:$ \Y' ?| The Wayne sville Mountaineer 1 * ublished Twife-A-Woek In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park , , n iEAR NO. 26 20 PAGES Associated Press ; WAYNESVlLLE, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 31, 1955 $3.50 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson"Counties erchants Adopt ?Point Program - rank mooee ;'s Tour lharleston jstponed me Demonstration Tour Ion, which was scheduled his morning, has been until next year because dona to gardens by the iie. ry Cornwell, home dem agent. said that officials rleston Chamber of Com ised her that the famous the area are "below par" d cancellation of the tour isappotnting the club wo in Charleston were not sere those in Western olina. but did suffer ex mage in locations such as Middleton, and Cypress ven members of county nonstration clubs regis the tour, which would n this morning and con ough Saturday evening. )linic londay zelwood h and sixth in a series school sight-saving clin held this week and next, to Mrs. Rubye Bryson, Jth nurse. tic was scheduled Wed trning at Patton School Another will be at 8:30 by at Hazelwood School, (presenting the state ex pils screened by princi bachers and Health De nurses. From 35 to 40 fe usually examined at glasses are prescribed, rovided to those in need ions Clubs of Haywood including Waynesville, ? Canton, Clyde, and Hey. nics were held last fall tore in January. Frank Moore Named Presidexlt Of Chamber Unit Frank Moore was named presi dent of the Merchants Association, and a 12-point program of activi ties adopted, as the group met Monday night for a dinner meeting at Spaldon's. The Association is a division of the Chamber of Com merce. V The group adopted a resolution opposing Senate Bill 350 which would impose a 3 per cent tax on advertising in newspapers and on radio and TV. Copies of the reso lution were delivered Tuesday to members of the General Assembly by a delegation from here. J. C. Jennings was named vice president; Ernest Edwards is the treasurer. Moore succeeds Harry ? Whisenhunt as president of the organization. The membership will vote this week on six members of the board to be added to the six which are being carried over from last year. The six carry-overs are: H. P. Mc Carroll, Joe Cline, W. M. "Bill" Cobb, Euel Taylor, J. VV. Hay and Hugh Massie. Ballots for the election of others are being mailed the membership this week. One member each is to be voted from each of the six groups, which | are: | Wearing apparel?C. J. Reece. ] W. L. Turner, A. D. Harrison, Hye I Sheptowiteh. Furniture?C. N. Allen. Homer Justice, Francis Massie, Henry Clayton, Bob Brannon. Hardware?C. D. Ketner. Roy ! Parkman. Harvey Dulin, Horace r Green. Services?CliiTord HarreU, Paul Davis, Ed Potts, Howard Kaiser' Grocery and drugs ? Tommy Curtis, Ralph Summerrow, George Williamson and Bob Wilson. Jewelry?Jesse Soloman, Kurt Gans, Boyd Edwards. Richard Bradley, president of the Chamber of Commerce, out lined a program which had been ! previously discussed and prepared | by the board of directors. The program of activties for the asso ciation is as follows: 1. Will strive for 100 per cent membership and participation by all eligible businesses. 2. Will establish and regulate store hours and holiday schedules. (See Merchants?Page 8) Toggery To Open 'Budget Shop' On Saturday Morning The Toggery, 148 Main St., Waynesvllle, will open its new "Budget Shop," situated in the basement of the clothing store Sat urday morning, according to own er Hugh Massie. The new unit will have 4,000 square feet of space, tilte floor, and fluorescent lights. A general line of shoes and clothing will be car ried. Entrance to the recently remod eled basement is on the ground floor of the Toggery. Mity Of Plant Beds ' Have Survived Freeze ?resent indications! the "Wley tobacco beds of? probably will survive t severe freeze, County til L. Holloway said to \ ?Her plants, such as those t*o leaves, generally fetter than the larger four leaves, the county ? Plants which were Just vather i ? ? 1 about to come through the ground may have been killed, he added. Mr. Holloway stated that some beds may be replanted when it is not actually necessary to do so, but said he would not advise against replanting. "We have not had such bad weather in many years and have j no previous experience to back us up," he commented. The county's commercial apple drop appears to be virtually a total loss, the county agent said. Com plete destruction of their crops were reported by orchardmen Boil ing Hall, Herbert SingletSry and Zack Massey, while Dick Barber remarked: ">Ve won't have enough i left to fool with." R. H. Boone I said: "We'll have a few apples, but very few." Apple growers also fear their trees may sutler permanent dam age from the freeze, but the extent of any such damage cannot be de termined for some time, Mr. Hollo way explained. Pastures also suffered severe damage, but will recover with warm weather, the county agent added Ivliewhat wanTK"r to miS;,o,Kiy ?d ??d temperature ""y the State Test Farm: *?! MIn. Pr ?5 is ? tU ?? 18 " .... i EXECUTIVES OF THE WNCAC meeting here Wednesday night mapped a program of projects covering II counties to present to the quarterly conference of the organization in Andrews in April. Seated, left to right: Beekman Huger, vice president; I)r. M. B. Morrill, Oullowhee: standing Dick Wood, Ashevillr. and C. M. Douglas, Bre vard. Also attending as a member of the execu tive committee was W. Curtis Buss, Waynesville. (Mountaineer Photo). Six More Candidates File For Offices In Two Towns Five more have filed for alder men in Waynesville. and one new j candidate for mayor in Hazelwood. as th? date for the municipal elew* lions ncarsT This makes severt i candidates in each town, to date. Clyde Fiaher. former mayor of Hazelwood. is the only new can didate to file for office in Hazel wood. In Waynesville. five others have filed for places on the 3-member board of aldermen. They are: Henry Miller, Henry Caddy and Joe Liner, all three seeking 're election. Also Mrs. Jake Betsy Schulhofer, business woman, and Derry Norman, business man of the Allen's Creek area. There has not been any candi dates to file for Mayor in Waynes ville. the town clerk reported at noon. Those who filed earlier in Way nesville for alderman included: Douglas Worsham and Rufus Marcus. In Hazelwood. Lawrence Davis filed for re-election as mayoi. while Joe C. Cline, John Blalock, Grady Smith. Carl Swranger and -Boiling "Bud" Rurress filed for members of the board of aldermen. Waynesville candidates have un til the 16th of April to file, while in Hazelwood the deadline is April 23rd. Both towns will elect a mayor and a 3-member board of alder men. The election will be Tues I day, May 3rd. Bloodmobile To Be At Prison Camp The American Red Cross Blood mobile will pay a visit to the Haz-' elwood Prison Camp from 9;30 un til 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Although the majority of con tributions are expected to be made by prisoners at the camp, the pub lic is also invited to donate blood on Saturday morning. i Dam Whirlpool t Bewilders Dock There's a bewildered white i duck in the area of Lake Juna ! luska. I The duck was enjoying: the calm and placid waters of the I Lake, when suddenly the fowl ' was swept into the whirlpool of j the water being drawn through ' the flood gafes of the dam. The duck came out alive below the dam, but a somewhat bewil : dered, battered, shocked and ' shaggey looking fowl. A bystander remarked that it . must have been a Baptist duck, seeking more than just shallow ' water. ; Highway Paving Project Set For Next Thirty Days A low bid for finish surfacing j the 11.33 miles between Dellwood and Canton of Highway 19, was | received by the Highway Commis sion in Raleigh on Tuesday from Dickcrson. Inc., Monroe. The bid was for $123,782.40. G. G. Page, district highway en gineer said the work would prob-1 ably begin in 30 days. The 4-lane highway from Lake i Junaluska to Canton was completed j last June. Firemen Attend Demonstration At Brevard College ! Six firemen from Waynesville, four from Haxelwood. and ten from Clyde attended a meeting of the Western North Carolina Fire men's Association at Brevard Tues day afternoon to watch the burn ing of a builltng on the Brevard I College campus. The college had been planning to raze the structure, but instead do nated it to the WNCAremen to i conduct a demonstration of new Are-Aghting techniques and equip ment. From Waynesville were Felix Stovall. fire chief; John Boyd, Bill Frady, Freddie Sheehan. Sam Kel ly, Montgomery Queen. G. C. Fer guson, town manager; T. Henry Gaddy and Henry Miller, aldermen; Orville Noland, police chief, and Dill Howell. From Hazehvood were George BischofT. Are chief; Roy Stephens, police chief; Wilbur Wright, and Howell Brysoh. From Clyde were Larry Cagle, Are chief; J. B. Martin, assistant chief; G. C. Starr, Jr., chaplain; Glenn Allen, Troy Stamey, Fred Medford, Lawrence Carver. Elmer Goodson. Lemuel Mackey, and I..e?ter Ward. Business Shows ^Increase Here I i Business in Haywood in Feb ? ruary was much better than a | year ago, according to a report on sales tax collections to the ! state. Last year the sales tax for i February was $26,967. while this year the total was $29,770. This shows that a total retail business on taxable items totaled more than $100,000 above that of the same month in 1954. The total sales tax collection , in the state for the month was I $4,327,696. Stump Is Removed jFrom Center Gate j Of Junaluska Dam Workmen have removed a large stump,which washed into the cen ter gate of the Junaluska dam and kept the gate from closing. A wrecker was used in pulling 1 the lodged stump from the frame | work of the gate. When the stump I was removed all flow of water from | the Lake was stopped. The fish in the area below the dam floundered around in the mud and small pools. Some residents who were stand ) ing on the banks watching the oper j ation gathered up some of the : fish ? perhaps for re-stocking in Private ponds. Haywood Highlanders To Meet Monday Night The Haywood County Highland ers will hold their regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. ? Monday at the Townc House, it has been announc ed. President L. E. DeVous will be in charge of a business session following the dinner meeting. $15,000 Parsonage Of The Dutch Cove Baptists Is Complete; Open House Set Open house will be held Sunday afternoon from 1 to 5 o'clock at the new parsonage of the Dutch Cove Baptist Church. The parsonage was completed this week at an approximate cost of $ 15,000. The brick home has four bedrooms, kitchen, " living room, dining room, study, bath and full size basement, and is located directly across street from church on Dutch Cove Road. Construction of the parsonage was started in October with part of the work under contract and much of the labor by men of the church The church has a membership of 215. I The pastor, the Rev. John Smith, ! came to the church the first of this year. Prior to that the Rev. Doyle Miller was pastor of the > church. Mr. Smith came to the church from the Hickory Valley Baptist Church in Chattanooga. Tennessee. He and Mrs. Smith have one son, 9 years old. Receiving will be Mr. and Mrs. Smith. The pastor expressed his grati tude to the many who gave of their time and money to help make pos sible the huildinr State Agrees To Replant 18 Memorial Trees On 19A-23 ' ? Chemicals Pni In Lake To! Rid Waters 01 Rongh Fish Chemicals were put into Lake Junaluska Tuesday In the last step of a program to rid the lake of rough fish. The chemicals were put in by Mr. Hatledge, Biologist of the State Wildlife and Restources Commis sion. Me explained that the chemi cal is harmless to all humans, ani mals and fowls. It alTecls only . fish. The restocking of the Lake with bream and bass has been program- | med for the next few weeks. The I bream and bass taken from the lake during a recent seining pro gram will be put back into the lake within a few days. The lake will not be open for. spring fishing, but will be ready for fall fishing, it was announced. I I "We have completed the first I major step in our program for mak ing the lake a fisherman's para ! dise," J. W. Fowler. Jr.. superin ! tendent said. "We are pleased over the prospects of this becom ' ing a fisherman's ideal fishing | spot." Pvt. lames Parton j Seriously 111 At Alaska Army Base Pvt. James H Parton is seri ously ill according to a message ] received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Parton. yesterday from John A. Klein. Major General of the U. S. Army. t JThe irtre hW parent* is as fol lows: "The secretary of the Army has aslcod me to express his deep re gret that your son Pvt. James R. Parton has been seriously ill in Alaska since 29 March 1955 as re sult of a brain abscess prognosis questionable, and the Alaskan, Commander deems the presence of j i Roy C". Parton. father, necessary. | Travel Instructions will follow, Ad | dress mail to him as follows "Rank, | Name. Service number. 5001st U. S Air Force Hospital. A.P.O. 731, Se attle. Washington." Pvt. Parton entered the service October 12 and received his basic training at Fort Jaekson. S. C. The first of this year he was transfer red to Fort Bliss. Texas, for anti i aircraft artillery training. He left Fort Bliss February 26th for Se attle. Washington, and arrived at the Eilson Air Force Base in Alas ! ka on March 13th. Prior to entering the service he was a student at Mars Hill College Mr. Partln said this morning that I j he is completing plans to leave as soon as he can make reservations j to fly to his son's bedside In Alas ; ka. Mr. Parton is owner of Par ' ton's Feed Store here. I Boy Escapes Serious Injury In Fall From Car Ian Fergusson, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Fergusson, Route ls Waynesville, escaped serious in i jury when he fell from his fath j er s car last week at the inter : section of Highway 19A-23 and the ; Aliens Creek road. The boy fell from the front seat , of the car a* the vehicle turned | from the main highway into the Al iens Creek road. His only injuries were contusions of the scalp and left elbow. Larger 'Hen Fruit' Is Much In Evidence The sad plight of the fruit crop being lost, is partially olT-set by an Increase in the size of "hen fruit" if the egg brought in by Mrs. B. H. Holland is any trend. ' The egg weighs 6V4 ounces, has a circumference of 6*4 inches, and measured from end to end is 9!'i inches. The egg is perfectly shaped and real white. To Present Senior Play The Clyde High School senior play. "Aunt Abby Answers An Ad." will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Fri day In the school auditorium. Directors are Mrs. C. E. Brown, Jr and Mi?? Belle Hannah. April Fool's Day Will Usher Out Unpopular March Tomorrow will br open season | on all gullible Individuals whose friends tell them their shoe laces are untied, or those who stoop to pick up what appears to be a lost billfold on the sidewalk? only to find a string attached. In the event the date ^Jias caught you unawares, it'll be April Fool's Day ? beloved by practical Jokers. To most of us, however, it will mark the end of the very disa greeable month of March, the hope for real spring weather, and thr nearing of the Easter season. Cancer Fund Drive Opens j Here Friday The annual Cancer Crusade in the Waynesville area will open Fri- j day and continue through the; month of April, according to Mrs. Kebekah Murray, chairman of the I Business and Professional Women's I health and safety committee. ' The campaign will be sponsored here by the B&PW and in the Can ton area by. the Hapoy Homeraak ! ers Home IVrnottfi.jitlon Club. The county's budget fbr the Can? trr Crusade is $2,423. If this budget is reached, Mrs/Murray ex plained, from 40 to 00 per cent of the funds raised will remain in Haywood County t<f be used for cancer detection work and to assist ! indigent patients. Cancer clinics in this area are held at Memorial Mission Hospital I Ashevllle, Wednesday morning, and at the C. J. Harris Community Hospital, Sylva. Friday morning. Other members of the B&PW committee for the drive are; Miss Mary Cornwelt, home dem onstration clubs; Mrs. Kurt Gans, treasurer: Mrs. George Craig and Mrs. H. G. Coffee, coin boxes and posters; Mrs. Ken Fry, radio; Miss Frances Hose, letters to business men; Mrs. Grace Stanley, schools; Mrs. Iiubye Bryson, theatre pub licity; Mrs. Clara Rippctoc and Mrs. Lois Gentry, special events. $32,225 Is Being Paid In Dividends By Building Loan Friday will bp April Fool's day | lo a lot of people, but to some 1.200 to 1,500 shareholders of the 1 Haywood Building and Loan Asso ciation. it will be dividend day. L. N. Davis, secretary and gen eral manager, said that $32,225 was being distributed in the semi-an nual dividends. Many of the share holders will receive checks, while others will have the dividends add ed to their accounts. N. C. Highway Executive Admits Department's Error Eighteen suitable memorial trees will be replanted on Highway 1?A , bo,ween VVaynesville and Lake ?Minaluska in the near future. Hie IB while oak. trees were cut down by highway forces a year or *o ago. and a constant campaign tas been staged for replacing the trees led by Mrs. H. Howell. Sr. This week, Mrs. Howell received ? letter from A. H. Graham, chair man of the state highway com mission aaylng the department would plant the trees. His letter in part said: "'After going into your file care fully. 1 wish to express my sineere regret that one of our foremen, who was instructed to cut two trees, took it upon himself to cut several other trees and thereby caused the damage and destruction mentioned in your tetter. "I am requesting our landscape S.TTm t0 SHecl and f??nt* f^ M .0ry trees as "Placements for the trees destroyed, to the end if ?!fe m*y * e'Stlcen trees along this stretch of road. It may advisable to consider changing somewhat the exact spot, where but ,r, "'l'e8 are to be bia"?r-d. hut ti ls is a matter which can host be determined on the site bv your club representatives and our land scape personnel. tin,,W.e ^i11 giVe continued attend ' " I? these trees s? that same iTL. ,P,0teeted and nourished 1| ' J? Perpetuate the memo. - originally intended for the rZ'?" youn? men of Haywood County who gave their, lives |n I World War I." F H. Brantt is the landscape en Bumer of th^doprntmen, ! wxdl as'rtTn^o.h^ I ???i. ? Businessmen In Protest Against Advertising Tax Kesolutions from businessmen in Haywood protaesting a new busi ness tax were taken to the General Assembly Tuesday, and personally handed members from this area ,. , 6 r'-ts were carried to Haleigh by W. Curtis Itu.ss. Ken Fry. Waynesville, and Harley K Wright. Canton They were ac J A. Gray. Sylva. JRi'more. Hendersonville, and fcd M. Anderson, Brevard A hearing was held before the Joint finance committee Tuesday in which every section of North Si?r8" represented as more than 300 protesters gathered to Point out to the Legislators the dangers of a proposed new tax o? f. XT'd PUt a 3 per lcnt tax on all advertising in newspapers on radio and TV. The tax was protested along with Mte one on machine parts, and raxv materials for manufacture, which ril ,"C"rb the "ddi,i?n of new industries' in the sUte spokcs men pointed out. The statement 3 nor e ?f 3 P'Oposed 3 per cent tax on newsprint. Spokesmen for the press and radio associations in the state made a vigorous protest before the Joint Finance Committee. Dogwood Being Planted On Super - Highway At Clyde A quantity of pink dogwoods have been planted along both sides of a three-block stretch of the new highway in Clyde as a part of the town's "Finer Carolina" civic beautification program. To be planted when warmer weather comes will be white dog wood and marigolds. The white dogwoods will be furnished by Roy McKinnlsh of Clyde from his farm at Candler. The pink dogwoods were purchased from the Waynes ville Chamber of Commerce. The planting of the seedlings was carried out by members of the Clyde School 4-H Club. The project itself is sponsored by the Clyde Women's Club. Planned for later this spring Is the setting up of picnic tables near the site of the old depot for use by tourists. The area will be enclosed by a fence and the fountain at that point painted. On Mav 7 members of the Clyde Fire Department will conduct an open house at the new firebousc, completed last fall. i i Highway Record For 1955 In Haywood (TO DATE) Killed ?... 0 Injured.... 11 Accidents ..38 Loss ?. $14,424 (This Infonaatioo com piled from records of Stale Highway Patrol.) j